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Assigning (proper) blame in the last financial crisis As the world wrestles with the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and America - we’ll see if 2012 is any easier than 2011 - it’s worth reviewing what caused the last financial meltdown. Of some help is a new book, Reckless Endangerment - How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon. Gretchen Morgenson is a Pulitzer-prize winning business reporter for the New York Times; Joshua Rosner is now a managing director at a New Yorkbased consulting company. In 2001, Rosner authored a report critical of the already too-easy approach to American mortgage financing. Their collective talents help identify the various mischief-makers in the last financial crisis and why it occurred.
nice thing but it is not suitable for everybody,” said Frank to the interviewer. In fact, until the financial crisis, the congressman favoured expanding home ownership beyond reasonable limits, especially to those who, under more prudent lending rules, would never have obtained a mortgage. Frank had also long opposed stripping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of their sweetheart deals with the U.S. federal government. The two lenders, created in 1938 and 1970 respectively to help raise levels of U.S. home ownership, were technically private for the last four decades. However, and critically, both were granted de facto government guarantees and other favourable treatment that cut their borrowing costs. For example, capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set low, at just 2.5 per Barney (not so) Frank cent, compared to a 10 per cent requirement for Exhibit A: Just after Lehman Brothers collapsed American banks. Such favours were opposed by in 2008 and as U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac declined into financial quick- the rest of the financial sector and by critics who sand, Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank thought such favouritism risked a future taxpayer bailout. was omnipresent on the nightly news. In Reckless Endangerment, blame for the last Frank, then chairman of the powerful House American financial crash is properly attributed to Financial Services Committee, knew who to blame both government and the financial sector: Wall for the mess: Wall Street and other politicians. Quoted in a January 2009 New Yorker profile, Street again became “irrationally exuberant” (to use Frank said he predicted and might have prevented a 1990s phrase from Alan Greenspan). But it did so the U.S. housing crisis - if only others had listened: courtesy of government “carrots” and “sticks,” i.e., “The ‘I told you so’ here is that homeownership is a incentives and regulations to lenders that artificially
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boosted homeownership levels, risk be damned. Such encouragement of high-risk behaviour included the Carter administration’s Community Reinvestment Act, pumped up in the 1990s under Bill Clinton. That Act pushed financial institutions to lend more money to low-income, high-risk borrowers on the theory that racial discrimination (and not lousy credit scores) explained a previous dearth of low-income mortgage-holders. Some of this ground has been explored in previous books. What’s new in Reckless Endangerment is the examination of the role Fannie Mae’s 1990s-era chief executive, James A. Johnson, played in creating the U.S. housing bubble: internal high-risk corporate behaviour that massively expanded Fannie Mae and external attacks on any critic that sought to kill Fannie Mae’s government-granted privileges. “Johnson’s command-and-control management of the mortgage finance giant and his hardball tactics to ensure Fannie Mae’s dominance amid increasing calls for oversight are crucial to understanding the origins of the worst financial debacle since the Great Depression,” write the authors. Johnson and those who followed him at Fannie Mae spent tens of millions of dollars on campaign contributions, grants to potential allies, and on lobbying. For instance, the company strategically supported a wide swath of American politicians, everyone from Barney Frank on the left to Newt Gingrich on the right. The cash helped thwart any attempt to put the company on a level playing field with other financial institutions. Johnson moved on from Fannie Mae in 1999, nine years before the financial sector imploded, but the authors assert he was a major reason for the housing boom and subsequent bust. “Johnson’s tactics were watched closely and subsequently imitated by others in the private sector,” write Morgenson and Rosner.
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Whether relaxed lending standards, the elimination of due diligence, repackaging junk loans, and, importantly, supporting disastrous political attempts to push for more home ownership even for those who by any sensible measure, could not afford one, Johnson and Fannie Mae were there first as “pioneers.” As for the congressman from Massachusetts, when asked in 2005 whether his political opposition to traditional prudence in the financial sector was wise, and whether this might not lead to mass mortgage defaults, he brushed off the question: Said Frank, “We’ll deal with that problem if it happens.”
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Deux-Montagnes mayor grapples with looming changes New revenues needed, ‘status quo’ must end, says Marc Lauzon that a number of important charges will be coming next year from external sources like the Agence Métropolitaine If Deux-Montagnes is to regain its de Transport (AMT). While they are momentum as a Montreal suburb largely beyond the city’s immediate where housing has always been reason- control, increased payments to them ably priced and the taxes have usually could drive up taxes unless additional been low, important new sources of sources of revenue are found. revenue will have to be found and the “status quo” will have to change, says AMT cost rising Mayor Marc Lauzon. Regarding the AMT, the transit agen-
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cy is taking a stance whereby DeuxMontagnes is seen as having benefited In a wide-ranging year-end interview greatly over the years from the comwith the North Shore News, Lauzon, muter rail line which terminates here. who is in his second term as mayor, As a result, the AMT plans to reevalusuggested that “densification” of the ate its overall charges to the city based city’s existing urban grid could be on the fact that a larger volume of trafone of the inevitable consequences of fic originates in Deux-Montagnes. breaking with the past. In other words, Alluding to the fierce opposition his there could be more emphasis on resi- administration had to contend with dential condominium buildings and in the past year from residents who less on single-family homes. are against the rezoning on Oka Rd. At the same time, Deux-Montagnes between 26th and 28th avenues, Lauzon in the next few years will be facing the suggests there could be a similar reacprospect of having to carry out more tion to future developments, even infrastructure renewal work than ever though such projects would be necesbefore. The fiscal impact of renovat- sary to ensure that Deux-Montagnes ing such fundamental resources as the remains fiscally viable. Lauzon has a vision for making Deux-Montagnes more viable, taking into account water filtration plant, the underground “If we are going to change things and some of the city’s strongest points. PHOTO: Martin C. Barry • Newsfirst drinking water conducts, the sewer the people don’t want it because it’s network and a water retention basin going to change a bit of what they are “is going to cost a lot of money,” he right now, then it’s going to be tough,” and the population have to work very frustrating, to say the least. Still, when asked whether he’s ever tempted to acknowledges. he says. “The way we work right now closely.” throw in the towel, Lauzon answers While Deux-Montagnes taxpayers it’s not going to be the same in the only partly. “It’s not easy to be mayor in are in store for a tax increase of just future. It’s why we have to talk with our Special circumstances 2.3 per cent in 2012, Lauzon warns citizens to explain that, and city hall In a way, every municipality’s situ- Deux-Montagnes,” he concedes, insistation is unique, and the one Deux- ing that most of the opposition he Montagne faces is a little more complex encounters comes from a relative few ÉCOLE PRIMAIRE MOUNTAINVIEW than for other cities and towns. While who turn up regularly for meetings of MOUNTAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL booming residential development that city council. 2001, rue Guy, Deux-Montagnes (Québec) J7R 1W6 But Lauzon has a vision for makcan be traced back to the 1950s was folTel: (450) 621-7780, Fax: (450) 472-6804 www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/mountainview lowed by a long period of fiscal stability, ing Deux-Montagnes more viable. It many of the homes belong to first-time takes into account some of the city’s buyers who are no longer young. In best selling features, including direct comparison to the residential sector, access to Montreal via a commuter there are also relatively few businesses rail line, Deux-Montagnes’ uniquely Thursday, January 26th 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM or industries here, and there’s no unde- small-town atmosphere within the veloped territory left that might gener- Greater Montreal region, and the fact that properties with spectacular nearby Registration for 2012-2013 begins week of February 6th 2012 ate more property tax revenue. An expression Lauzon used during lakeside frontage are still available at Mountainview Elementary School is an English language school that has a proud trarecent city council meetings when modest prices. dition of inspiring each child to reach his or her individual potential. Our caring and responding to some residents from the dedicated staff work together to offer a variety of academic and extra-curricular 26th and 28th avenues area is that their Long-term view learning opportunities. Our Motto “Mountainview Cares” permeates all aspects of our school life. Some of the opportunities Mountainview offers are as follows: A long-term goal of his adminisbehavior is typical of N.I.M.B.Y, i.e. Not In My Back Yard. Given their fierce tration is to see the area of Deux• A Math programme focusing on the core competencies of the QEP with a an opposition to virtually any change in Montagnes south of Oka Rd. bordering emphasis on developing and understanding situational problems their midst, he wonders what it might on the lakefront gradually being trans• A strong English programme with multileveled reading that challenges students augur if this were to become a fixed atti- formed into a more upscale neighbourto constantly develop and improve their Language Arts skills • A thematic based French as a second language programme (30% of instructionhood with more elaborate and taxtude everywhere in Deux-Montagnes. al time is in French) “If no one is willing to accept even revenue-generating homes. But there’s • A Cycle 3 Robotics programme small changes in their lives, we are a paradox in this, he admits. “They • Computer-assisted learning incorporating 33 IBM Think Pads and five Smart going to have big problems in Deux- don’t want to change,” he says of those Boards • A Kindergarten to Grade 6 academic Music programme Montagnes, because in each place there who’ve expressed the most opposition • 120 minutes of Physical Education per week are neighbours,” he says. “But when we so far. “The main challenge will be to • Extra-curricular music, science and circus activities take the trouble to explain this, there’s not change everything, but to change • Lunchtime intramural sports activities, and various clubs no doubt that there are those who don’t a bit, so that in the end people will be • Extra-curricular and co-curricular field trips including overnight excursions for able to say when it’s finished that it’s want to understand anything.” Cycle 3 students • Student-led Portfolio Conferences nice. 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Liberal candidate Denis Joannette, in As 2011 was getting underway in a pre-campaign statement, sided with January a year ago, the Quebec govern- former workers of Nortel, many of ment’s efforts to reverse years of neglect whom were left with almost no pension at the region’s largest hospital were rights following the company’s historic making headlines in the North Shore bankruptcy in 2010. News. A $3.9 million financial aid package delivered just before Christmas to Nortel pensioners issue officials at Hôpital de Saint-Eustache by Liberal Health Minister Yves Bolduc meant there would be 30 more beds for patients and a dozen more spaces in the emergency department.
“The demand for services is considerable in this part of the Lower Laurentians, as it is everywhere on the North Shore of Montreal,” said Minister for the Laurentian Region Michelle Courchesne, who was on hand at the hospital for an announcement. The subsidy was in addition to $44.8 million that the government had already allocated to ease longstanding overcrowding and overuse, caused by population growth in the North Shore region.
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nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott, just days after the nuclear power plant meltdowns in Japan had begun. She predicted quite correctly that efforts to control the reactors would still be ongoing in six months time. “The accident is really just starting,” Caldicott said during a talk at a downtown Montreal hotel.
FEBRUARY
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tained a 13.6 per cent property tax increase. In their defence, councillors Nathalie Chayer, Guillaume Bouvrette and James McAllister claimed they had managed to trim the increase down from an initial 28 per cent after negotiating with the mayor’s side.
MARCH
Whether or not taxes were affecting property owners’ tempers, DeuxMontagnes council decided in March last year to adopt a policy of “zero tolerance” towards persons who break the rules of good conduct during council meetings. A statement read by the mayor during the March council meeting alluded to “verbal threats and physical attacks” made by an unnamed Deux-Montagnes citizen towards one of the city councillors during a previous meeting. A resolution was then adopted saying that “appropriate legal intervention measures” would be taken to deal with anyone who gets out of line.
In February last year, opposition councillors for the City of DeuxMontagnes found themselves in a relatively new sort of position. While they were previously in the habit of “A good number of these Nortel pen- standing up against certain measures sioners that will be affected are Rivière- Mayor Marc Lauzon tried to introdes-Mille-Îles residents,” Joannette had duce, the opposition was making an said. “They know they can count on attempt to be conciliatory and was me. They know they would not have to supporting the 2011 budget which conthat length if we had a Liberal member of Parliament in the riding, sitting in a Liberal government in Ottawa.” All the same, Joannette, who was running for the second time for the Grits, finished third, as the NDP’s Laurin Liu beat Bloc Québécois incumbent Luc At its April 14 meeting, the memDesnoyers. During the May 2 elecbers of Deux-Montagnes city council tion, the North Shore and many other passed a resolution expressing their regions of Quebec were swept up in the Continued on page 8 ► “Orange Crush” by the NDP. At the beginning of 2011, virtually no one seemed to be aware of a major technological change which would be happening later in the year and that would affect people across Canada who watch television. After years of delaying, the CRTC, which oversees comDate: march 3, 2012 munications, decreed that most of the time: 8:00 pm country’s obsolete analog TV transmitters would have to cease operation by September. Although the old transmitters were being replaced by digital ones, many people with older TV sets were left stranded without access to overthe-air television.
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Also in January last year, the CSSS du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes signed a groundbreaking agreement with one of the area’s leading substance abuse treatment centres. The pact would see the Centre André-Boudreau become a consulting partner when substance abusers turn up for emergency treatment at the Hôpital de Saint-Eustache. They could then be referred to the CLSC Jean-Olivier-Chénier and the Centre de réadaptation en dépendances des Laurentides. It’s perhaps hard to believe that only a year ago there was uncertainty as to whether the Conservative minority government in Ottawa would call an election. The Tories were elected less than four months later in May, winning the majority they now enjoy fully. But in January, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
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on June 12. Participants could choose between 1, 2 and 5-kilometre walks or runs through Deux-Montagnes’ streets. The purpose of the event, which takes places again this year, is to demonstrate the benefits of physical activity, while raising awareness of physical fitness in local schools.
opposition to a provincial permit request made by the owners of Bar Le Huit at 1707 Oka Road. They were seeking a liquor permit and a license to operate five video lottery terminals in a new bar to be located next door at 1705 Oka Road. Denis Joannette, the Liberal candidate for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, said in a speech during his campaign launch Rosemère honors on April 1 that the opposition in the student/athlete House of Commons decided to bring down the Conservative minority government, because they were “fed up with the maneuverings” of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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In May, Rosemère got some important peer-acknowledgement when the Union des Municipalités du Québec (UMQ) awarded the city with the prestigious Prix Ovation for environment and sustainable development work. Rosemère received the honor for using a cutting-edge infrastructure-repair technology to fix its leaking underground drinking water system. The new method, which was applied in 2010, involved special lining sleeves treated with ultraviolet rays, rather than steam. Imported from Europe, it was the first time the method got used in Quebec. Later that month, Rosemère held its first annual exhibition devoted to editorial cartooning, the Biennale internationale de la caricature. “For the first year, we are going to be presenting works by local caricaturists with established names, as well as works by two Americans and someone from France,” Mayor Hélène Daneault said, announcing the event. Councillor Normand Corriveau received credit for having come up with the idea.
In July, Rosemère paid homage to local student-athlete Charlotte Dandurand, who excelled as a competitive swimmer while achieving excellent marks as a medical student at Université Laval in Quebec City. On July 11, she signed Rosemère’s Golden Book during a reception at city hall where she was congratulated by the mayor and councillors. “This is a woman who, thanks to her determination, has succeeded in excelling academically and in sports,” said Mayor Hélène Daneault, who would understand the rigors of medical studies since she is herself a member of the medical profession.
AUGUST
In August, Deux-Montagnes’ city council proceedings started being overshadowed by a lawsuit launched by Gestion Benoît Dumoulin, the company which owns a vacant lot on Oka Rd. between 26th and 28th avenues. Nearby residents had earlier rejected a condominium project that GBD wanted to build there. The city eventually agreed with GBD to re-zone the lot Gold for Flûtenvol On May 8, students belonging to institutional, although some residents the Deux-Montagnes musical ensem- still find that unacceptable. ble Flûtenvol at École primaire St-Jude received a gold medal during a gala held by the Fondation des Jeunes Musiciens In September, the Deux-Montagnes des Laurentides in Ste-Agathe-desLions Club was getting ready for its Monts. The group, made up of 28 stusixth annual used book sale in October. dents aged 8 to 12 years, were under the The book sale is widely regarded as the direction of Céline Sévigny, a teacher at second largest in the Montreal region. the school for nearly 20 years.
SEPTEMBER
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JUNE
June is the month when marathon runners really get into gear. The DeuxMontagnes Club Ventus DXM invited young and old alike to get out and take part in the fifth annual DeuxMontagnes Challenge, which took place
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As they’ve done annually for the past four years, in September Vince and Maria Guzzo of the Cinema Guzzo theatre chain staged “Notte In Bianco,” their highly successful fundraiser for cancer research at their
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stately home in Terrebonne. Raising an incredible $300,000 for the Guzzo Foundation in just one evening, the popular $1,000-a-ticket see-and-beseen event attracted well-known public figures like former Prime Minister Paul Martin, Quebec singing legend Ginette Reno, and Bobby and Jill Zarin, stars of Bravo TV’s hit reality series The Real Housewives of New York City. Also in September, this time in Rosemère, English-language elementary school students received a gift that was on back-order for around 15 years. The refurbishment of McCaig Elementary School meant that prefabricated temporary classrooms, which had to be installed at one point, would become history. Now there’s a new gymnasium, new classrooms and special meeting spaces at McCaig. “This new addition will allow us to reduce the overcrowding that you have been experiencing for so long,” said Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board chairman Steve Bletas, who presided over the ribbon cutting.
Batley-Duranceau proudly strode into the heart of Town of Mount Royal carrying the special medal which was struck to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hansen’s historic Man in Motion World Tour. “I knew that I was going to be a medal bearer and I’ve been ecstatic about it,” she told the North Shore News.
NOVEMBER
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In his annual statement on the financial situation of Deux-Montagnes which was tabled last year during the Nov. 10 council meeting, Mayor Marc Lauzon reported that the city closed the ledger on 2010 with a $450,408 deficit in its operating budget. While noting that Deux-Montagnes’ expenses keep rising while development has mostly come to an end and there are no new sources of tax revenue, Lauzon warned that the “tax burden” will have to significantly increase over several years unless the city finds new sources of revenue.
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And in yet another news exclusive obtained by the North Shore News, in December Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in an interview with Newsfirst Multimedia that Canada is poised to sign a free-trade agreement with the European Union next year. “We’re in negotiations at a time when there’s probably less to be gained from Europe than there was at any other time previously,” said Harper. “But that In October, a teenaged Deux- said, Europe is still a huge market and Montagnes resident had the honor of will still be a huge player in the future. being among the select few chosen to So we’re going to press ahead, and I carry the Rick Hansen Medal over part think that all the signs are that we’re of a country-wide relay as it made its way going to be able to conclude next year.” through the Montreal region. Stephanie
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Aries March 21-April 19__________________
Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22_____________________
Remain ambitious. Soon (next week) pressure will turn to joy. Though the work you’ve taken on, or the job that’s soon to come, won’t “quit” until July, it will ebb in intensity by next week through mid-April. Forgo the social rounds this week. Your popularity and “welcome mat” will return next week. Sunday’s for relationships: steady as she goes. Mysteries, large sums and sexual attractions arise Monday to Wednesday morning. These flow smoothly, but a challenging practical aspect counsels caution. Wednesday to Friday are wise, mellow. Money luck Friday eve, hidden behind a “jolt.”
Taurus April 20-May 20___________________
Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21___________________
Gemini May 21-June 20___________________
You face one more week of finances, accountants, investments, sexual temptations, hunches and subconscious desires, and lifestyle decisions. Do your duty, but don’t chase these matters proactively. Half of you remains stubbornly romantic, especially about lifestyle, investments, sex, etc. – this clouds your judgement. Reliable answers begin to come next week. Sunday promotes romance, beauty, cinema, art. Tackle chores Monday to Wednesday – but avoid water Wednesday (e.g., laundry, plumbing). A promising yet challenging person or opportunity arrives Wednesday/Thursday: reject it!
Cancer June 21-July 22___________________
The accent remains on relationships, relocation, litigation, negotiation, opportunities and competitors. Usually I’d add, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. But you might be strongly on the path of separation or ending a project or personal link – and with reason. Wait until Friday onward to make any decisions – and especially, to agree, commit, sign, or form any bonds. Spend Sunday at home or with kids, repairs, garden, etc. Romance has a strange subtle potency these days, as Monday to Wednesday show. It’s a prelude. Soon, another, clear, love note will fill the decade ahead.
Leo July 23-Aug. 22______________________
It’s your last week of work, Leo – all week. Tackle chores with aplomb. Make a list, priorities first, and knock them off one by one. Friday begins a month of relationships, fresh, exciting horizons, and new opportunities. But it doesn’t get in gear (nor is it lucky) until the 23rd. By then, you’ll want to be free to chase excitement. Sunday’s for trips, errands and calls. You feel sluggish Monday to Wednesday, but you can accomplish big stuff in home or business foundation zones (e.g., product safety). Romance calls, but work is your best answer, Wednesday through Saturday.
Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22____________________
Enjoy your last week of romance, Virgo. (All those members of the opposite sex who were nice to you this month, were “romance.”) If you still have a creative, child-oriented or similar project to launch or finish, do it now. If you run into a money barrier – e.g., can’t afford that private school for the kids – wait, then seek a solution Friday/Saturday. Strictly avoid speculative risk ALL week. Sunday begins this week with shopping or earning, selling. Travel, do errands, call and write Monday to Wednesday. Settle into home, rest, garden Wednesday to Friday. Romance, late week.
Retreat, lie low and rest Sunday to dawn Monday. After this, your energy, effectiveness and charisma surge, to Wednesday. You could meet love Monday daytime – though this entire week accents friendships, casual acquaintances, errands, calls and visits – lighter stuff. Wednesday noon to Friday brings a money phase – sell, earn, but don’t chase money intensely, nor buy anything: risk nothing. A practical barrier prevents success. (The barrier is mildly hidden, because it’s in you, or entails the “environment” set up by governments or head office.) A down-home month starts Friday.
Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21________________
You’ve had some success handling money the last few weeks. But stop now: a purchase, a pay raise request, an earnings prospect – all hit a barrier, especially before Friday. The problem is, your hopes and your money aren’t on the same path (especially within you). This dilemma will disappear after October, but until then you shouldn’t trust your spending impulses: go slow, get a consensus before acting. Friday begins a month of curiosity, travel and communications – a nice light time. But it won’t benefit you until the 23rd. Your energy attracts admirers Wednesday to Friday.
Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19_________________
Your energy, charisma and clout remain at a yearly high, Cap, but you face a daunting task this week: to persuade higher-ups, or to support and promote your own worldly or career position – generally, to handle a huge responsibility. You can do it – and will be happy doing it! Still, a caution: don’t think your personal needs (or personality) can escape bosses’ notice and a “test.” Approval rewards strivers. Be ambitious Sunday. Hopes, happiness and friends come Monday-Wednesday. Retreat, lie low Wednesday p.m. to noon Friday. Friday eve to Saturday, you succeed, easily!
Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18__________________
This is your last week of isolation, of lower vitality, of retreat and recuperation. Your energy and optimism will begin to climb by Friday, but don’t initiate anything important before the 23rd. Meanwhile, this Sunday supports a mellow, thoughtful mood, learning, foreign art, religion and love. Be ambitious Monday to noon Wednesday – at least, live up to bosses’ and parents’ expectations. You grow increasingly optimistic, social and flirtatious from noon Wednesday to noon Friday, but be careful. Keep an eye on legal and reputational boundaries. One good, last rest Saturday!
Pisces Feb. 19-March 20__________________
Happiness, social delights, flirtations, optimism, future plans, entertainment and wish fulfillment – these continue for one last week, Pisces. But a long-hidden barrier reveals itself this week. (Thursday stands out.) This barrier is a complex, perhaps odd one. Your own interest in the future (or in popularity, fun) is getting in the way of your interest in the future (et al). Or, you might have deep-seated (childhood?) issues that interfere, or a lust that prevents broad socializing. All will be revealed, solved, before October. No matter your age, your life is just beginning!
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The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores. A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by the rancher’s big Santa Gertrudis Bull…… With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he’ll get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs….. “Your badge… Show him your badge!!”
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Spend this week recuperating, attending to home, family, property interests, retirement programs, garden, diet, etc. Security is your key word. Almost every sign has bad luck, or a barrier to face this week – but not you. So strive for progress in those family, home, etc. areas. You might also close out a period of your life, giving you freedom to grow, to love and live in the weeks to come. A month of romance, creativity, risk and reward starts Friday, but it delivers nothing useful or lucky before the 23rd, so wait. Your energy soars Sunday. Chase money Monday to Wednesday.
You remain in a mellow, wise, thoughtful mood – great for learning, far travel, religion and life philosophy. The glitch is that your duties might interfere, or these great things take a lot of hard work. Can you live up to your potential? I think so! Work demands doing Sunday, early Monday. Monday to Wednesday morning brings lucky relationships and opportunities – and, about 20 per cent possibility of opposition. Be persuasive, attempt to work/ play with someone. Depths, sexual and subconscious arousal come Wednesday to Friday. That work-versus-travel/learn trend peaks Thursday.
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An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective. The darkesT hour 3d Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day’s work for Wilee, the best of New York’s agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie -- super lightweight, singlegear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and suicidal nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. The devil iNside 13+ | 1 hr 30 mins | Horror-Thriller |
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“The Darkest Hour” is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D feature film combines mindblowing special effects from filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, with the vision of director Chris Gorak. War horse G | 2 hrs 26 mins | Action |
In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-
The friendship between a boy and a horse who are separated but whose fates continue to be intertwined over the course of World War I.
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Registration for the 2012-2013 school year at RHS will begin February 6, 2012 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST - MERRYFEST On December 22, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Rosemere High School hosted its 4th annual Community Breakfast and MerryFest. Students, parents, staff and the local community came together to raise money for The Children’s Wish Foundation. Details of the final donation will be published next month. Thank you to everyone who supported this extraordinary event. This year, the money raised is going to support the wish of a young girl from Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac. Her name is Maya and she is 8 years old. She was diagnosed with an acute myelogenous leukemia during the summer of 2009. Her brother Justin, (5 years old), saved her life by giving her a part of his bone marrow. Her wish is to take a Disney Cruise with her family. Thanks to the RHS Community, Maya will have her Wish come true during the 2012 Spring Break.
NON-SLEEP-A-THON Once again a select number of students at RHS will be participating in a NonSleep-a-Thon on January 20. Sec. 3, 4, and 5 students will be challenged to stay up for 24 consecutive hours without sleeping. All proceeds raised will be shared between the “Club des petites dejeuners” and the school Student Council who supports student activities at the school and disadvantaged families in the community.
CONCENTRATION PROGRAMS AT RHS Rosemere High School offers three concentration programs; Soccer, Drama and Visual Art. These programs offer students the opportunity to study a concentration subject within the school day, together with the courses required by the Ministere de L’Education du Loisir et du Sport. Students in these programs benefit from dedicated periods in their schedules allowing for the acquisition of additional skills and expertise. A limited number of places are available for each program. Places are allocated using specific criteria including ability/skill level, academic achievement and standards of behavior.
RHS AND SUN YOUTH On December 19th, RHS’ girls’ Basketball team and the Sec. 5 Leadership students headed to the Sun Youth Organization to lend a helping hand for those in need. The students wrapped Christmas gifts for children and then the basketball team played a friendly exhibition game against Sun Youth. RHS teachers, Mrs. Charbonneau, Ms. Watson and Ms. Di Giacomo organized the activity and were very proud of the students that volunteered their time. Rosemere High School • 530 Northcote, Rosemere QC J7A 1Y2 • Tel: 450-621-5900 htηtp://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/rhs/
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Food for Thought and the New Power Café
ut your fist in the air because POWER is rockin’ the giveaways this holiday season. For the past eight years, the Emile-Z.-Laviolette foundation has been donating 5000$ to LTMHS, who in turn lends support to Mountainview Elementary School, in order to ensure all students’ needs are met. During this holiday season, POWER has decided to take part of the money and supply needy students and their families with IGA gift cards to help them get groceries. But that’s not all! Throughout the year, POWER uses the sponsored money to provide breakfast and lunch to students if they come to school without. In the past, we have supplied those in need with winter clothes and Christmas baskets. POWER Food for Thought is a way of discreetly helping families and students without embarrassment. We also use some of the money on school fees if it is desperately needed. In addition to helping the community, POWER has also opened its own inschool, student-run café, offering food and a welcoming environment for all LTMHS students. You’re probably wondering how the POWER students make all their healthy eats and such. Well, over the past few years, part of the money from the Emile-Z.-Laviolette donation, along with POWER’s fundraising activities, has helped POWER slowly buy a
LTMHS Christmas Food Drive
By: Amanda Kane and Rebecca Barnes
stove, refrigerator, electric mixer and other kitchen supplies that are needed to make all this happen. This year, the POWER department also plans on having a speaker come in to talk to the students about nutrition and healthy eating habits that can improve their everyday lifestyles. The food we provide includes nutritional muffins and juice. Breakfast can definitely have a big impact on students’ academic and emotional well-being. POWER even provides cafeteria cards so kids can have a warm, nutritional meal. Food for Thought, a staple of the POWER program, is a great way to improve our students’ well-being and help them reach their academic goals. A very big thank you goes out to Mrs. Susan Smith, the organizer of all the POWER activities, and the POWER faculty for ensuring the success of not just their students, but all LTMHS students.
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hristmas time is here and LTMHS is proud to organize its annual Christmas food drive. The food donated by students, staff, and the community has been sent to people in need in the Two Mountains region. To encourage students to bring food items for the food drive, we organized a contest to win a pizza lunch for the students’ homeroom class. The class with the most Ms. Barrieau and students from the winning class. items collected by the end of the drive won the prize. This year’s big winner is Ms. Barrieau’s Secondary 1 English class. Coming in second place is Mr. Landry’s math class, and in third, Mr. Lachance’s history class. Our food drive was a great success, and a total of 1 439 nonperishable food items were donated. The Leadership group also collected over 500$ from students to donate to the food drive. LTMHS is proud of its annual food drive, and we hope to build on this successful event for years to come.
GREASE is coming to LTMHS!
year we will be producing GREASE –finally! With a cast of seasoned veterans, talented newcomers and dedicated teachers who will be playing the adult roles, we Tarehis on our way to a great show. Caelen Taylor and Audrey Wilson have been cast as Danny and Sandy, and Ashley Smith will be playing Rizzo. We are presently looking for poodle skirts, crinolines and a varsity (letter) sweater. So please have a look in the back of your closets and see if you can help us out. You can get in touch with Mrs. Cocking at fcocking@swlauriersb.qc.ca, and we will make arrangements to pick up the costumes; or, you can just drop them off at the school. The play is scheduled for April 12 and 13. Tickets can be reserved by calling the school (in early April), or they can be purchased at the door. We will keep you posted on our progress throughout the year and hope to see you at our show. The North Shore News • www.ns-news.com • January 14, 2012 •
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